It’s 24 years since women were first ordained into the Anglican priesthood in a ceremony conducted by Bishop Barry Rogerson in Bristol Cathedral in March 12, 1994.

Thirty-two women were consecrated – the youngest was aged 30 and the oldest was 69.

Bishop Rogerson predicted then that it would take approximately a decade for the first women to join the ranks of the bishopric.

He was wrong – ten years later women made up around one fifth of the clergy, but few were in senior posts, and Continue reading →